SB2207 • 2025

Relating to prohibiting the Texas Medical Board from regulating certain physician advertising.

Healthcare

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Hall
Last action: 2025-05-23
Official status: 05/23/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to prohibiting the Texas Medical Board from regulating certain physician advertising.

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Relating to prohibiting the Texas Medical Board from regulating certain physician advertising.

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Bill History

2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Public Health
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the Senate
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on local & uncontested calendar
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Not again placed on intent calendar
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Laid before the Senate
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Three day rule suspended
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on intent calendar
2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendments
2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Vote taken in committee
2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken in committee
2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Health & Human Services
2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to prohibiting the Texas Medical Board from regulating certain physician advertising.

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89(R) SB 2207 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Hall

S.B. No. 2207

(Pierson)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting the Texas Medical Board from regulating

certain physician advertising.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 153.002, Occupations Code, is amended by

adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:

(c)

Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the board may not adopt

rules that regulate the advertising of physicians as "board

certified" if the physician:

(1) was initially certified by:

(A)

a medical specialty member board of the

American Board of Medical Specialties;

(B)

a medical specialty member board of the

American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic

Specialists;

(C)

the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial

Surgery; or

(D)

any other certifying organization if the

organization submits to the board documentation that the certifying

organization:

(i)

has certification requirements that are

substantially equivalent to the requirements of the medical

specialty member boards under Paragraph (A) or (B);

(ii)

requires members to complete an

examination that has been psychometrically evaluated for

validation and administered by a testing organization that tests

knowledge and skills in the applicable specialty or subspecialty;

(iii)

requires members to have successfully

completed postgraduate training accredited by the Accreditation

Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic

Association in the applicable specialty or subspecialty;

(iv)

uses appropriate peer-review

processes;

(v)

has a total membership of at least 100

licensed members, fellows, diplomates, or certificate holders from

at least one-third of the states in the United States;

(vi)

is exempt from the payment of federal

income taxes under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986,

by being listed as an exempt entity under Section 501(c) of that

code; and

(vii)

has a permanent headquarters and

staff; and

(2)

in the advertising identifies the certifying

organization by which the physician is certified.

(d)

The board may not charge a fee or require submission of

an application by a certifying organization described by Subsection

(c)(1)(D).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.